The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market is located at 401 N. Morton St. next to City Hall – Showers Building. Locally grown produce, annual and perennial plants, and a variety of prepared foods are available. Purchase your food directly from farmers and ask them questions about their products. Local entertainment adds to the shopping as well as socializing experience. Tantalizing scents and the inviting atmosphere may cause you to make the Market a weekend tradition.

The Junk in the Trunk community rummage sale is recycling and treasure hunting all at the same time! There is plenty of room at our new location at Frank Southern Ice Arena for many different vendors to set up and sell unwanted furniture, books, clothing, toys, household goods, and more. There is plenty of free parking nearby at Bloomington High School South. Junk in the Trunk takes place rain or shine!

Junk in the Trunk vendor spaces are $20 per vehicle. Vendors will be given one slot to park in and one to set up sales. Information packets can be downloaded at website or picked up at the Bloomington Parks and Recreation office, located at 401 N. Morton St., Suite 250 inside City Hall – Showers Building. Register for a vendor space by 8/16. A limited number of spaces are available, and vendors are accepted on a first come, first served basis until all spaces are filled.

Co-sponsored by Bloomington Parks and Recreation and the Lake Monroe Sailing Association, these lessons teach safe sailing skills to participants 18 years of age or older. No previous sailing experience is required. Instruction includes rigging, sailing upwind and downwind, docking, terminology, safety, and the rules of the road. For sailing details, call LMSA at 824-4611. For registration information, call 349-3700. *Ten percent discount for LMSA members. Recommended text is Sailing Fundamentals by Gary Jobson, available from local bookstores or from the Monroe County Public Library. This class is also appropriate for those who may have physical limitations that make the handling of smaller boats difficult.

Classes are held from June 9 until October 7. Register at least three days in advance.

Lift it! Move it! Explore the science of pulleys and levers as you effortlessly pull yourself high off the ground in a pulley chair, lift a heavy block of stone with the strength of your little finger, design a catapult to lay siege to a castle, build a model of an amusement park ride and more! This exhibit on simple machines will remain at WonderLab from June 05 until September 23.

WonderLab’s hours are 9:30 am to 5 pm Tue-Sat, 1 pm – 5 pm Sunday. Open extended evening hours until 8:30 pm the first Friday of the month.

Annibale and Agostino Carracci were the leaders of the Bolognese school that overthrew Mannerist aesthetics for a style based on the observation of nature, fusing Florentine draftsmanship with Venetian color. This installation features some of their major prints.

Runs until September 16

Find your volunteer niche at this Volunteer Fair held at the Farmers’ Market. This is a great opportunity to meet the people who work or volunteer for our local nonprofits, and to explore ways that you can connect to this work. When you have something you’re passionate about, it’s much easier to find the time to do it!

Over 40 nonprofit organizations will be represented, including the Fourth Street Festival, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, Monroe Lake, Global Gifts, Trained Eye Art Center, New Hope Family Shelter, Bloomington Parks and Recreation, Community Kitchen and Monroe County Court Appointed Special Advocates, who serve children who have been abused or neglected.

More people in Bloomington volunteer than both the state and national averages—and Bloomingtonians volunteer at a higher rate as well Check out the Volunteer Fair and see what appeals to you—learn how you can best put your time and talents to work.

The Farmer House Museum will be featuring the work of Jane Briley, a contemporary painter on porcelain. Ms. Briley began painting on china in 1972. On moving to Bloomington, Ms. Briley became active in teaching and promoting china painting, particularly through the activities of the Blooms of Bloomington china painting club. Ms. Briley’s work is traditional in style, timeless in its grace and charm. Her work is also currently on display at The Venue, Fine Art and Gifts. Exhibit runs until September 2.

The Farmer House is located at 529 N. College Ave. in downtown Bloomington, right across College Ave. from the Waffle House. The museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 10 am-1 pm, with additional hours until 4 pm on Saturday. Admission is free. The telephone number is 812-336-5597.

Bloomington Fading, an online community led by Derek and Jen Richey and dedicated to preserving information about Bloomington’s past, shows our rich architectural heritage by overlaying images of current infrastructure on historic photographs. Exhibit runs until October 27.

Visit website for more information.

This exhibit, which runs from June 12 until September 9, features original paintings from “Life Histories of North American Woodpeckers”, a book by nationally recognized wildlife artist and Brown County resident William Zimmerman. Open during regular gallery hours. Visit website for more information.

This installation presents the work of three contemporary Native American artists. It is part of the series, Contemporary Explorations, which features focused, rotating displays from the museum’s permanent collection that explore aspects of art from the 1950s to the present.

Runs until October 14